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Mango-time, and the Livin' Is Easy
To fill her bowl the Susu girl picks the fruit from the nearest tree. At the height of the season, mangoes
are so abundant in French Guinea they cost less than a cent a dozen.
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Kodinlhromes by Enzo e Cihetelat
Essence of Orange Drips from the Scraping Spoons of Fulah Tribesmen
Before the present war French Guinea exported annually 200 tons of the concentrate, valuable as a perfume
in toilet waters. The orange tree was introduced in French West Africa during the 17th century.